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Aladdin

Another Disney animated movie classic has become a live stage musical, and the show’s creators are testing the waters here in Toronto before heading onto Broadway. The Ed Mirvish Theatre is hosting the world premiere of Aladdin, based on the hit 1992 movie about a boy and his magical lamp.

Directed by Casey Nicholaw, who also helmed Broadway’s The Book of Mormon, Aladdin is based on an old Arabic folk tale from One Thousand and One Nights. Alan Menken’s acclaimed songs include the Academy Award-winning “A Whole New World,” as well as “Friend Like Me” and “Arabian Nights.”